Office 2000 Professional

[Carol]

I am running Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition on my
computer (it came loaded when I bought the PC). I am
trying to load my Microsoft Office 2000 Professional on
it, but get the following message:"Insert Windows XP
Professional Service Pack 1 CD". I don't have such a CD,
and when I search Microsoft for it, I can only find
Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 1 Utility: Setup
Disks for Floppy Boot Install. It notes that Windows XP
Home Edition startup disks will not work for Windows XP
Professional Installations and vice-versa. Any ideas on
where I can find this CD?

 

[FresnoITAssistant]

Carol
You can upgrade your XP to professional edition before installing the Office Pro. You can purchase the upgrade at your local electronic store (and sometimes get an awesome deal!). Once you upgrade your system, you should have no trouble installing. Make sure you are purchasing the upgrade. The price difference between a complete installation of XP Pro and upgrade is significant!

 

[Don MI]

I am running Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition on my
computer (it came loaded when I bought the PC). I am
trying to load my Microsoft Office 2000 Professional on
it, but get the following message:"Insert Windows XP
Professional Service Pack 1 CD". I don't have such a CD,
and when I search Microsoft for it, I can only find
Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 1 Utility: Setup
Disks for Floppy Boot Install. It notes that Windows XP
Home Edition startup disks will not work for Windows XP
Professional Installations and vice-versa. Any ideas on
where I can find this CD?

Office 2000 Professional preceded Windows XP by several years. I would not
expect the Office 2000 installer to be asking for any Windows XP CD.
Suspect the message is coming from Windows. The following applies to
installing Office 2000 from a hard drive vice the Office CD:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;298500

However, your problem may be related -- attempting to over write protected
system files.

Possible work around. Check to see if you have an I386 folder {such as
\Windows\I386}. If you do, try pointing to that folder when asked for the
Windows XP CD.

If that does not work, suggest you seek help in a Windows XP newsgroup.

Don